The Path is a painting I started a couple of years ago and it looked completely different when I first started. Unfortunately I didn't have the time (or sense of direction I guess) to finish it right then and there and it stayed in the studio turned against the wall for a long time. Then I decided to get it done and the path became so overgrown I could no longer see it. I loved working with colour in this painting! It was very hard at first to let go of parts that I was enjoying in the previous incarnation but I got brave and allowed to painting to take its own course! Below you can see the start of it, it went through many lives and makeovers before getting to the finished piece you see above. Thank you Janice at Calla Design for finding a home for this painting :)

Last Fall I did this painting of the gorgeous succulents urn outside Calla Design , a design store on Estevan Village that represents my work. It was done Plein air and I really enjoyed both the process and the finished product. It sent me on a quest for more succulents to paint! Now, I am eagerly watching them grow and plan to do a few more paintings with these succulents!

Marcela Strasdas

I am an artist living in Victoria, BC, Canada. I love to paint the beauty around me, capture moments and memories. I paint because the process gives me immense pleasure and joy. I paint because it allows me to remember places I have been to, moments I have lived. Just like music can in an instant transport you to a different time, my art has the ability to take me back in time and place and put a smile on my face. I paint because it allows me to imagine my next trip or my next walk in the woods. It mean it to be an invitation for you to pause and just simply enjoy the moment. Hope you enjoy my art!Click Here to go to archived Blog Posts